Diabetes

Diabetes and colonscopy

galess1:
I am a newly diagnosed, type 2, non- insulin diabetic, controlling it with diet and exercise only.I am due for a colonoscopy and wonder how to control my diabetes for the 2 day prep time. I will be on a clear liquid diet for 24 hours- plain tea or coffee, clear soup or boullion, no grains, fats or proteins - and then must drink 64 ozs of juice mixed with a high fiber laxative, several hours before the exam. Has anyone gone through this? How do you manage the spikes and lows?

I had the same question. I thank You for asking the question. The info on the link is valuable and I saved it for when I have to take the test in a few weeks.Good Luck to you and your test.Have a Super Day.

First of all, check with your doctor performing the colonscopy. They will have the best advice. My husband has had several of these procedures over the past 17 years and we've never used fruit juice. I'm guessing apple juice might work for non diabetics, but for you (and him too), the sugar level is awful. Find another clear liquid or sugar free liquid. You could use diet 7-up, and you can also eat diet lemon jello. But again, your doctor's nurses have the best advice. Best Wishes. Marcia

I'm also type 2 an just recently had a colonscopy: I weight 135 & 60 yrs. of age, my doctor was aware of my medical situation. Yes, the prep did make my blood gluscose numbers drop: but not as much as expected. Upon getting ready at the hospital they had to give me IV before the procedure could be completed.

Yes , you will get disoriented -- but having gluscose tablets helped to get me too thenearest source of food for some low carbs to regulate myself. It's not as bad as it sounds considering the outcome of not have a colonscopy and getting cancer.

Just have family or friends with you that care too help you through it all.

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